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Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Man måler jordskælv på.....

a)

Richterskalaen

b)

Rightskalaen

c)

Wolt

d)

Bølger

2.

Cyklonen Bhola var i ---------

a)

Kina

b)

Bangladesh

c)

Tanzania

d)

Uruguay

3.

Hvad er det?

a)

Surfing

b)

Tsunami

c)

Waves

d)

Flod

4.

Tsunami i Indonesien var i.................

a)

2003

b)

2002

c)

2001

d)

2004

5.

Registrering af jordskælv sker på

a)

Richtervægte

b)

Rystepusser

c)

seismografer og seismogrammer

d)

Mammografer

6.

Hvor ligger Vesuv?

a)

Afrika

b)

Kina

c)

Italien

d)

Island

7.

Pompeji forsvandt år............

a)

49

b)

79

c)

1290

d)

34

8.

Hvad er en tornado?

a)

Hvirvelsky

b)

Støvsky

c)

støvhvirvel

d)

Tordensky

9.

Askeskyen fra Island var i....

a)

2014

b)

2012

c)

2010

d)

2011

10.

16.12.2008

15.06.1985 måltes jordskælv i Danmark på....

a)

4,7

b)

5,9

c)

5,0

d)

4,9

11.

Den 3. december 1999

a)

ramte et jordskælv København

b)

så man en tornado i Nordjylland

c)

døede 200 svin i Esrum sø

d)

ramte den værste orkan Danmark

12.

stormen den 4.-7. december 2013 hed

a)

Hans

b)

Carl

c)

Berta

d)

Bodil

13.

Orkanen Katrina ødelagde

a)

San Fransisco

b)

New Orleans

c)

Mumbai

d)

Berlin

14.

Orkanen Katrinas højeste vindhastighed

a)

280 km/t

b)

122 km/t

c)

340 km/t

d)

199 km/t

15.

Dødsfald i alt: Orkanen Katrina

a)

98

b)

1.200

c)

1.833

d)

277

16.
which category is Irma Hurricaine?
a)
4
b)
2
c)
5
17.
how strong are the winds 
a)
200 km/h
b)
250 km/h
c)
130 km / h 
18.
jose is....
a)
an earthquake
b)
a hurricaine
c)
flood
19.
Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist?
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Steven Hawking
d)
Isaac Newton
20.
I am-*A gas*all around*can be used for energy*a renewable resourceWhat am I?
a)
air
b)
coal
c)
plants
d)
natural gas
21.
1. What causes hurricanes?
a)
Large amounts of evaporating and condensing water
b)
Cold and Warm Air fronts meeting over flat land
22.
2. Which are bigger, hurricanes or tornadoes?
a)
Tornadoes
b)
Hurricanes
23.
3. Where is Tornado Alley located?
a)
Near the equator of the Earth
b)
Near the North Pole
c)
South Central Los Angeles
d)
Middle states of United States
24.
5. Where do most hurricanes develop?
a)
Middle of the United States
b)
Near the Equator (middle of planet)
c)
Near Canada and Alaska (North Pole)
25.
When do hurricanes usually develop?
a)
January through April
b)
September through October
c)
June through November
d)
January through June
26.
A hurricane rotates _____.
a)
Clockwise
b)
Counterclockwise 
27.
The center of a hurricane is called the ______.
a)
center
b)
brain
c)
eye
d)
circle
28.
Where do hurricanes form?
a)
above the cold ocean waters
b)
in hot and dry coastal regions
c)
above warm ocean waters
d)
none of the above
29.
Which of the following are needed for hurricanes to happen?
a)
warm, moist air and ocean water
b)
dry air
c)
cold air
d)
sunshine
30.
Hurricanes form when warm and moist air rise into the atmosphere.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a release of energy?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Epicenter
c)
Fault
d)
Plate
32.
Which of the following is NOT a cause of an earthquake?
a)
Collapse of Cavern
b)
Eruption of Volcano
c)
Lightning Strikes
d)
Moving Tectonic Plates
33.
Where is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?
a)
Epicenter
b)
Fault
c)
Hypocenter
d)
Tremor
34.
What is the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Epicenter
c)
Magnitude
d)
Seismogram
35.
Which scale measures the intensity of the ground movement?
a)
Mercalli Scale
b)
Richter Scale
c)
Seismogram Scale
d)
Bernoulli Scale
36.
What is a smaller earthquake that follows a larger earthquake?
a)
Aftershock
b)
Liquefaction
c)
Seismic Gap
d)
Tsunami
37.
What is a large ocean wave that results from an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption?
a)
Aftershock
b)
Liquefaction
c)
Seismic Gap
d)
Tsunami
38.
Which of the following is a desert? 
a)
Yellow
b)
Taklimakan
c)
Mekong
d)
Gobi
39.
The tsunami that killed 33000 Indonesians after a large earthquake in the Indian Ocean is what kind of disaster?
a)
meteorological
b)
geological
c)
extraterrestrial
d)
man made
40.
A high pressure system like this one usually means
a)
windy rainy weather
b)
fine sunny weather
c)
tropical cyclones form
d)
tornadoes form
41.
To locate the epicentre of an earthquake how many records are needed?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
42.
Bushfires
a)
travel faster downhill
b)
travel faster uphill
c)
travel fastest in still days
d)
are always classified as a man made disaster
43.
Every fire requires
a)
fuel
b)
oxygen
c)
ignition temperature
d)
all of the above
44.
Dust storms resulting from strong winds blowing soil from over cleared farm areas are what type of disaster?
a)
man made
b)
man made and meteorological
c)
natural and meteorological
d)
geographical and agricultural

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